The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-02

but the ashes There was no insurance, and
the loss falls heavily on Mr.. CarsweIl, who
is young man just starting out with a
farm
At meeting Of tie Bib County Com
missioners Tuesday at Macon that body
awarded the contract to furnish the new
roof of the home 10 Messrs l.. NJ. Cannis g.
Co. The contracts call for over 81 900
worth of furniture To give an idea of
what it requires to furnish the building the
contracts call for about twenty dozen
chairs, seventy-fve bedsteads thirty-two
bureaus, thirty-two Wristbands, thirty-two
centre tables, sixty mattresses, sixty pillows,
hat racks, mating, etc.
The Merchants National Bank of Macon
was organized Monday The meeting was
held in the Office of Maj, r. F. Lawton and
resulted in the election of R. f. Lawton
President, and L. p. Hillyer Cashier. The
following are the Board of Directors; r. F.
Lawton, j. II. Parker of New York, w. B.
Sparks, II. T. johnson, S. S. Dunlap, M.
Nussbaum, w. w. Brown and A, B. Small.
Fifty per cent. of the stock has been called
in, payable June Is, the balance 10 per cent.
per month. The bank will probably be
ready to begin business by July /.
Last Friday night difficulty occurred at
Dawson between Henry Walton and Tink
Daniel, both colored. Walton stabbed Dan
Walton fled. Daniel was carried to his home.
After great deal of suffering he died on
Saturday afternoon about 3 o'clock. The
officers of the law went in every direction to
arrest Walton. He was arrested on Satur-
day night at the home of his mother in Ran
dolph county, by Sheriff ]. G.. Marshal and
L. A. Hatcher, City Marshal, and was
taken back to Dawson on Sunday morn
ing and safely lodged in JAIL
Hoover left Madison Saturday afternoon
for Hickory, n c. His wife accompanied
him. He was informed that he had better
leave as soon as his surgeon considered it
safe to travel. The people had no DISPOSE
ton to mob him, but could not longer
tolerate his presence, and he, thinking dis
erection the better part of valor, left.
It was reported that his wife had circulated
his documents among the negroes during
his stay, and committee waited upon him
to ascertain the truth. They were satisfied
that she was innocent of the charge. He is
gone and everything is calm and serene.
The insurance companies doing business
in the State are beginning to make returns
to the Comptroller General for taxation.
The amount of taxes paid represent the
assessment on premiums paid the company.
All the returns so far show an increase in
the receipt of premiums The following
companies have been heard from: The At
lanta Home Insurance Company paid taxes
to the amount of 1896 SO. The Phoenix, of
Brooklyn, n. Y, paid S25 40. The Com.
mercial Union, of New York, paid 1898 AZ.
The Home of New York, paid S7s6 o. The
Southern Mutual, Of Athens, paid SO, S91 93.
The tax returns of insurance companies
doing business in Georgia, show that the
past year has been good one. Under the
tax act these companies are compelled to pay
int Ia tot TrOa I 80 L..
amounts received in premiums Two Geor-
gia companies make extraordinary good
showings. The Southern Mutual returns
premiums to the amount of S231, 1913 2S,
while losses to the amount of 1855, $3.50 6S have
been paid during the year. The Atlanta
Home returns premiums amounting to
S66, 23S 50, and losses amounting to $751;
1888 %. An increased business has been done
by almost all the companies.
The Georgia Midland will not reach Griffin
until June % at the earliest. Trains will
probably not be running until July in
stead of June 10 or l3, as was expected. The
delay is caused by the fact that a gang of
convicts between Griffin and McDonough
has been transferred to the Atlanta and Haw-
kinsville railroad, instead of being put to
track laying between Concord and Griffin
Track laying has reached Concord and is
stopped until that portion of the road be-
tween Woodbury. and Concord is ballasted
Track laying will not commence again until
June 9, when it will be continued TO Griffin.
and it will take about eighteen days to reach
that point.
The closing of the notorious murder
trial of John Trammel for the murder of
William Johnson on May so, 1885, came off
at Hawkinsville Tuesday. The State was
ably represented by Col. c. c. Smith, Judge
l.. C. Ryan and Judge Jacob Watson; for
the defense, Capt. J. II. Martin, Judge A. E.
Pate and Col, Luther E. Hail. It was .
O'Clock in the morning before Judge C. C.
Kibhee charged the jury. At $3.50 O'Clock
in the morning the jury brought in verdict
of not guilty. The court house was packed
with people anxious to learn the result
This is one of the most interesting cases
that has been tried in Pulaski county for
years.
Covington Star: By actual count on Tues
day last there were lightweight cases of
measles in Hayes district, and they were
still spreading. The disease Is getting to be
quite serious in that district, and will cause
much damage to the growing crops, as the
labor is badly broken up in nearly every
neighborhood in consequence. The measles
have spread all over the county, but whether
there are as many cases in the other districts
as there are in Hayes we do not know
They all originated from the meeting of the
Newton County Sunday School Association,
as the germ of the disease was sown broad
cast over the county from that meeting,
some one being there with the measles upon
them.
George Rouls, a fireman on East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia switch engine,
met with an unfortunate accident at about
noon, at Atlanta, Tuesday, which will leave
him a cripple for life. just us the engine
was starting for the shops to remain during
the noon hour, Rouls who was standing on
the track at the side of the cab, sprang upon
the side steps and caught at the hand rail.
AS he did this his foot slipped and he fell to
the ground, his feet resting upon the track.
The wheels of the engine passed over them,
almost entirely severing them from his legs.
The engine was stopped at once, and the en-
gineer ran back to the assistance of Rouls
who was found 10 be unconscious He was
taken at once to the Ivy Street Hospital
where DIR. Nicolson amputated the right foot
and three-quarters of the left one. Rouls is
q single man. about % years of age, and is
not supposed to have any relations in that
city.
Dock Gay, of Fayette county, had a coll
ored boy, about 10, employed as n laborer
on his farm, and a day or two ago issued
him rations sufficient for two weeks On
Monday morning as Mr.. Gay mounted his
horse for the purpose of going to Fayette-
vile to attend court the hoy came up and
demanded more rations, and upon Mr.. Cav
refusing to issue him more, he began to
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